[Footnote III.111: The speech of vantage.] i.e., opportunity or advantage of secret observations.
[Footnote III.112: Lay home to him:] Pointedly and closely charge him.
[Footnote III.113: Pranks too broad] Open and bold.
[Footnote III.114: I'll 'sconce me even here.] 'Sconce and ensconce are constantly used figuratively for hide. In "The Merry Wives of Windsor," Falstaff says, "I will ensconce me behind the arras."
[Footnote III.115: By the rood,] i.e., the cross or crucifix.